Interim follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) and stretching exercises on cognitive function in subjects at risk of progressive cognitive decline

Linda C.W. Lam; Rachel C.M. Chau; Billy M.L. Wong; Ada W.T. Fung; Victor W.C. Lui; Cindy C.W. Tam; Grace T.Y. Leung; Timothy C.Y. Kwok; Helen F.K. Chiu; Sammy Ng; W.M. Chan

doi:10.1002/gps.2602

Interim follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) and stretching exercises on cognitive function in subjects at risk of progressive cognitive decline

Linda C.W. Lam^*, Rachel C.M. Chau, Billy M.L. Wong, Ada W.T. Fung, Victor W.C. Lui, Cindy C.W. Tam, Grace T.Y. Leung, Timothy C.Y. Kwok, Helen F.K. Chiu, Sammy Ng, W.M. Chan

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Abstract

Objectives
We reported the interim findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effects of a mind body physical exercise (Tai Chi) on cognitive function in Chinese subjects at risk of cognitive decline.
Subjects
389 Chinese older persons with either a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR 0.5) or amnestic-MCI participated in an exercise program. The exercise intervention lasted for 1 year; 171 subjects were trained with 24 forms simplified Tai Chi (Intervention, I) and 218 were trained with stretching and toning exercise (Control, C). The exercise comprised of advised exercise sessions of at least three times per week.
Results
At 5th months (2 months after completion of training), both I and C subjects showed an improvement in global cognitive function, delayed recall and subjective cognitive complaints (paired t-tests, p Conclusions
Our interim findings showed that Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) exercise may offer specific benefits to cognition, potential clinical interests should be further explored with longer observation period. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	733-740
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume	26
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2602
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

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Lam, L. C. W., Chau, R. C. M., Wong, B. M. L., Fung, A. W. T., Lui, V. W. C., Tam, C. C. W., Leung, G. T. Y., Kwok, T. C. Y., Chiu, H. F. K., Ng, S., & Chan, W. M. (2011). Interim follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) and stretching exercises on cognitive function in subjects at risk of progressive cognitive decline. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(7), 733-740. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2602

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Lam, LCW, Chau, RCM, Wong, BML, Fung, AWT, Lui, VWC, Tam, CCW, Leung, GTY, Kwok, TCY, Chiu, HFK, Ng, S & Chan, WM 2011, 'Interim follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) and stretching exercises on cognitive function in subjects at risk of progressive cognitive decline', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 733-740. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2602

Interim follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing Chinese style mind body (Tai Chi) and stretching exercises on cognitive function in subjects at risk of progressive cognitive decline. / Lam, Linda C.W.; Chau, Rachel C.M.; Wong, Billy M.L. et al.
In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 26, No. 7, 07.2011, p. 733-740.

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